Gold Star Studios and the “Wall of Sound”

Phil Spector brought the role of producer to public attention for the first time with a string of hits by the Ronettes, the Crystals, and the Righteous Brothers featuring his signature wall of sound, all recorded from 1962 through 1965 for his Philles label at Gold Star. Opened in 1950 at 6252 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, the studio took its name from its founders, David S. Gold and Stan Ross (STAn Ross). Spector used far more instruments than was customary—three or four pianos with several guitars playing more or less the same chords amid a welter of ... (100 of 294 words)